Llawan, Cephalid Empress
When Llawan enters, return all blue creatures your opponents control to their owners' hands. Your opponents can't cast blue creature spells.
How Llawan decks play in EDH
Llawan, Cephalid Empress is a mono-blue commander costing 3U, and its legendary creature - octopus noble line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Llawan, Cephalid Empress decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $71.77Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (5)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
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What colours can I use in a Llawan, Cephalid Empress deck?
Llawan, Cephalid Empress has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Llawan, Cephalid Empress?
The cards played most often in Llawan, Cephalid Empress decks include Seasoned Cryomancer, Arni, Humble Scribe, Lyra, Tolarian Archangel. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Llawan, Cephalid Empress deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $71.77 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Llawan, Cephalid Empress deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.